Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work as a part-time Fetal Monitoring Lead across our sites here at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals.
The role involves providing training across all Maternity staff groups and keeping up to date with fetal monitoring updates, both nationally and
locally. Networking across the LMS and the country allows for greater collaborative work and is vital to the role of Fetal Monitoring Lead.
The role requires an enthusiastic and innovative midwife who can implement change while supporting others to provide the highest quality care.
You will be an exceptional individual who can influence, lead and motivate staff at all levels. You should have a high degree of personal and
professional autonomy. Please feel free to get in touch to discuss this role further.
If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.
Main duties of the job
This is a Band 7 specialist midwife post to lead on improving the standardisation of assessment regarding fetal monitoring at the onset of labour and the quality of effective fetal monitoring.
Ensuring that element 4 of Saving Babies Lives is implemented and effectively continued is central to the role. You will work as a leader
demonstrating expertise and creating a supportive learning environment, while designing and facilitating teaching. Implementing and monitoring the compliance of fetal wellbeing tools is another key element to the role, alongside providing support for clinical staff and ensuring multidisciplinary working. Acting as a role model, you will be a highly visible, accessible, fair and authoritative figure to whom staff, patients, families and carers can rely upon.
The post holder will take a professional lead role in advising the Deputy Head of Midwifery and the Senior Midwifery Management team, and will
contribute to the corporate midwifery agenda. They will lead upon specific projects as requested, including the production of reports and updates as agreed.
To find out more about our Maternity department please visit the following link:
Working for our organisation
Trust Information Pack:
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
2. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
3. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
4. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
5. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
6. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
7. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person specification
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
8. Extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of midwifery at Band 6
9. Ability to work using own initiative as part of a multi-professional team
10. Maintains competencies relating to fetal monitoring
Desirable criteria
11. Undertaken further training in fetal monitoring
12. Experience of investigation into practice and complaints
13. Knowledge of current issues in maternity and healthcare, in relation to clinical maternity care and fetal monitoring
14. Experience of leading user/patient involvement
Qualifications and skills
Essential criteria
15. Registered midwife
16. Leadership qualification or commitment to undertake, or evidence of leadership skills
17. Evidence of mentorship/practice assessor qualification (e.g. SLiP, PEAP)
18. Evidence of effective leadership and influencing skills with the ability to motivate, persuade and involve individuals and the wider MDT
Desirable criteria
19. Management qualification / master’s degree.
20. Teaching qualification
21. Involvement in audit and/or research